How successive regimes in Kenya ruthlessly effected scorched earth policy to pauperise Luhyia and Luo, then profile them as lazy
Our children now sit their Form Four (secondary school) exams and thereafter head to Kibra and Kawangware to look for menial jobs. They are ridiculed as pagazi (slaves). We are so poor that when the NCPB (National Cereals and Produce Board) Kisumu edition of the scandal was exposed last month, all the players in the team were Kip-This, Kip-That and Kip-Steal! The granary is bang in the middle of our land, but the products kept in it, plus the keepers and the thieves, come from elsewhere. How about that! Our own sons and daughters qualify for pagazi roles, their skills level notwithstanding.
Chinese citizen journalist imprisoned for ‘provoking trouble’ by reporting on Covid in Wuhan freeds
Zhang was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” a vaguely defined charge often used in political cases, and served her full term. Yet, on the day of her release, her former lawyers could not reach her or her family. Shanghai police had paid visits to activists and her former lawyers in the days leading up to her release.
More EU countries recognise independent Palestinian state as anchor of lasting ME peace
European countries have approached the issue differently. Some, like Sweden, recognised a Palestinian state a decade ago, while France is not planning to do so unless it can be an effective tool to make progress towards peace.
South Africa election: How Mandela’s once revered ANC lost its way with infighting, scandals
The ANC has often pointed to the difficulties in reversing nearly a half-century of racist laws under apartheid and hundreds of years of European colonialism before that, which kept millions in poverty. It maintains that South Africa is a better country than it was under apartheid and that is undoubtedly true.
Latest IOM report says 281 million people migrate annually and the long, dangerous journeys drive prosperity
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed noted, the issue of regular pathways has become a controversial topic in some regions due to the political atmosphere surrounding migration and the proliferation of toxic misinformation campaigns.
Haiti transition council announces national police will head security mission expected to deploy soon
Kenya has offered 1,000 officers to lead the force, although their deployment has been repeatedly delayed by legal challenges despite construction on a base to house them underway. Kenyan President William Ruto is visiting Washington this week to meet with US President Joe Biden. The two are expected to speak about Haiti.
Nigerian army rescues hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children, from Boko Haram extremists
The army said the hostages were rescued during a days-long military operation in Sambisa Forest, which was once a bustling forest reserve that stretches along the border with Cameroon and Niger, but now serves as an enclave from where Boko Haram and its breakaway factions carry out attacks that also target people and security forces in neighbouring countries.
French, Russia, Chinese firms scramble for contract to build Ghana’s first nuclear power plant
Ghana started considering building a nuclear power plant in the 1960s but the process was derailed by a coup. It revived the plan in 2006 with the International Atomic Energy Association’s assistance, following a devastating power crisis that year.
Gaza genocide: ICC chief prosecutor puts his office back on collision course with America
Just months after being appointed to a nine-year term in The Hague, Khan shifted the ICC’s investigation in Afghanistan away from US forces to focus on the alleged crimes of the Taliban and local ISIS militants. The move drew criticism from human rights organisations and was seen by some as an attempt to win over Washington.
Ruto’s Washington visit billed as platform for Biden to outline US economic and trade policy for Africa
Washington is also urging international financial institutions to offer low-cost financing to Kenya and other countries. The official said to expect some significant joint announcements about debt relief during the state visit this week “on how countries like Kenya can tackle this problem of debt.”
